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Love's Bus Service was an Australian school bus service, operating in Cairns. In 2022 It was re-branded and dissolved into Sunbus Cairns, one of Kinetic Group's (parent company) Bus companies.

History

Love's Bus Service was established in 1975 when the business of Cooper, Benger was acquired. Love's operated the Bunbury urban services until it was put out to tender, and passed to South West Coach Lines.

By 2002, Love's had an operation in Kerang, Victoria. In 2002, Love's commenced operating in Queensland, purchasing the Cairns based school services of Stagecoach.

In July 2013, Love's commenced operating the TransAlbany network under contract to the Public Transport Authority. Upon being re-tendered, the TransAlbany services were taken over by Swan Transit in July 2017 with 17 buses. The Cairns business was sold to the Kinetic Group in January 2020 and was dissolved into the Sunbus brand in early 2022.

References

1. "Love Bus Service – Cairns Bus Charters". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
2. Private Operators Fleetline issue 7 February 1976 page 4
3. Loves of Albany Fleetline issue 58 May 1980 pages 4-7
4. Bunbury Electric Traction October 1985 page 160
5. ^ Queensland Fleetline issue 280 October 2002 page 155
6. Operating Review Stagecoach Group annual report for year ended 30 April 2002 page 11
7. New TransAlbany buses get SmartRider technology Public Transport Authority 22 July 2013
8. Regional Town Bus Services Public Transport Authority RTBS Timetables
9. TransAlbany Australian Bus Panorama issue 33/1 July 2017 page 25
10. World News Buses Worldwide issue 207 October 2017 page 38
11. "Kinetic Acquires Second Cairns Company: Love's Bus Service". Australasian Bus & Coach. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
12. "Love Bus Service – Cairns Bus Charters". Retrieved 14 November 2022.

External links

• Showbus gallery

• Bus companies of Western Australia
• Transport companies established in 1975
• 1975 establishments in Australia